Months after a Toronto woman filed a human rights complaint against a
Muslim barber who would not give her a haircut, the issue has been
quietly resolved.

During a closed-door mediation session Friday, Faith McGregor and
barbershop owner Omar Mahrouk came to an “arrangement” that satisfied
them both, thus putting the controversial complaint to rest.

Ms. McGregor filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal
last June after she entered Terminal Barbershop on a whim and was
denied a haircut because it is against the barbers’ religion to touch a
woman.

Both Ms. McGregor and Mr. Mahrouk signed a confidentiality agreement
that bars them from sharing any details — common practice when a
conflict ends in mediation instead of moving on to an actual tribunal.
But both expressed relief in the process.

Liberal leadership hopeful and former astronaut Marc Garneau is
challenging Justin Trudeau to a one-on-one debate in a bid to bring the
frontrunner back down to Earth in the polls.

Garneau argues Trudeau has not been significantly challenged and if
the heir apparent to the Liberal crown can’t defend his ideas in a
debate against him, he wouldn’t be able to do so against Prime Minister
Stephen Harper.

“The leadership of the Liberal Party is too important a position to
hand to an untested candidate hiding behind a carefully crafted public
relations campaign,” Garneau told reporters Monday morning. ...

Trudeau responded cryptically on Twitter, seeming to suggest that he
would not disrespect the other seven candidates by having a one-on-one
with Garneau.

President Park Geun-hye was sworn into office on Monday pledging to
stimulate the country's flagging economy and warning North Korea that it
will end up the "biggest victim" of its nuclear ambitions.

"I
will do my utmost to build a Republic of Korea that is prosperous and
where happiness is felt by all the people," Park told a huge crowd in
front of the National Assembly. "As president... I will live up to the
will of the people by achieving economic rejuvenation, the happiness of
the people, and the flourishing of our culture."

She said the
president is responsible for government but the public decides on the
fate of the nation and called on citizens to join hands to pursue
"communal interests." Park vowed to create a government that is free of
corruption in order to win public trust.

I like the idea of giving a voice to the people but I won't hold my breath on the "free of corruption" thing.